To: "'North American Fruit Explorers'" <nafex@lists.ibiblio.org>
Subject: RE: [NAFEX] gooseberries ripe?
Date: Thu, 9 Jun 2005 13:56:16 -0700
I think with gooseberries you need the right degree of ripeness for the
variety and use. Obviously, greener for preserves. With a new plant I
would try a few berries every few days to a week and keep notes to see how
long after blossom/fruitset you find them most appealing.
Stephen
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[mailto:nafex-bounces@lists.ibiblio.org] On Behalf Of Thomas Olenio
Sent: Thursday, June 09, 2005 9:56 AM
To: North American Fruit Explorers
Subject: Re: [NAFEX] gooseberries ripe?
Hello,
Aren't gooseberries picked a little green for tartness? I have had fully
ripe gooseberries and they were very bland.
Possibly there is an expert out there.
Tom
On Thu, 9 Jun 2005 09:27:26 -0700 (PDT), Deb Schneider <debs@yahoo.com>
wrote:
>
> My two year old gooseberry bushes have set a good bit of fruit, but it
> does not seem to be ripening. The berries remain hard and green. The
> varieties that have fruit are Poorman's and Pixwell. Any idea how long
> it takes for the fruit to ripen, what conditions are needed for
> ripening, or if I might have something lacking in the environment?
> Thanks.
>
> Deb Schneider Zone 5b
>
>
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